Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 189 Nazha: The first time I saw me

"It's so cold, why don't you wait inside?"

"That's different. The first person you see inside isn't me."

Nazha's words dispelled all the chill that Cheng Xi felt when he got off the car.

He gently kissed Nazha's cheek, which was a little red from the cold, and then they walked into the hotel together.

The crew was scheduled to start work on the morning of the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, but now it is noon on the seventh day.

The production staff had already arrived in Hengdian yesterday and arranged the hotel and contacted the shooting location in advance.

Sister Du, who is responsible for contacting Hengdian, was also waiting for Cheng Xi in the hotel.

Seeing Cheng Xi and Nazha come in, he took the luggage and said:

"Director, your room has been arranged. I'll take you up there."

"Okay. How many crew members and actors have arrived yet?"

"The crew members are basically all here, with only a few remaining who are farther away and need to arrive at night. Director Zhang is also arriving at night."

"We've already called the actors and they'll basically be there before 8pm, but a few teachers will be a little later."

Cheng Xi nodded when he heard this, and stopped at the elevator door and said:
"Then let's stick to the original plan and hold the opening banquet at 8pm."

"Okay, send it here and give me the room card."

Sister Du glanced at Nazha who was already in the elevator.

After putting the luggage into the elevator, I handed the room card to Cheng Xi.

"Okay, Director, have a good rest. I'll call you when the banquet starts tonight."

Cheng Xi and Nazha haven't seen each other for two weeks, so of course, a short separation is better than a new marriage.

How could I waste even a minute of their time with this light bulb?

Sure enough, as soon as the elevator door closed, Nazha passionately put her arms around Cheng Xi's neck and kissed him.

After arriving at the room, the two threw their luggage aside and went straight to the bedroom while kissing.

It’s so cold, of course we can’t wait to huddle together for warmth.

It was seven o'clock in the evening when Cheng Xi and Nazha slowly woke up one after another.

Nazha's stomach even growled.

Cheng Xi deliberately teased:

"You've been working too hard this afternoon, and you're not getting enough nutrition."

After saying that, he used a tissue to wipe the snot from Nazha's nostrils.

I guess he caught a cold while waiting for me outside during the day.

"Hehe, uncle, is Auntie fierce?"

When Cheng Xi heard Nazha say this, he felt a little numb.

This relationship sounds so messy.

Everyone has their own opinion, right?

"Not fierce. I showed her your photo and she was very happy."

Cheng Xi had no choice but to coax Nazha against his conscience, because she was so well-behaved.

I waited at the door again and gave myself a full body health check.

In addition, he had just had a good sleep, so Cheng Xi really felt full of energy and relaxed all over.

"There's still an hour left, let's hurry."

"I'll give everyone a small red envelope later."

The next day, the crew of "The Empress of China" officially started work in Hengdian.

After not seeing each other for half a month, when everyone put on their costumes.

Cheng Xi was still a little uncomfortable.

"Director, the years have passed so quickly. Year after year, it's my zodiac year again."

Listening to Zhang Mingzhong's sigh, Cheng Xi also felt the same way.

"Of course, if you don't pay attention, you will get old."

"Why do you sound like an old man when you say that? You're only 20 years old."

"Lao Zhang, don't look down on being 20 years old. Maybe my mental age is older than yours."

"Don't tell me that. Thinking back to the movie 'Life Events' you filmed, it's really possible."

Cheng Xi laughed at this time and said jokingly:

"What do you mean by 'I filmed it'? We filmed it, including 'The Empress of China'."

After hearing this, Zhang Mingzhong also burst into laughter.

After the two exchanged a few words in front of the monitor, Zhang Mingzhong came to the actors.

I emphasized Cheng Xi's request later and arranged the camera positions.

After all departments made the OK gesture, Cheng Xi shouted "action".

Announce that the first show of the new year has officially begun!
Life on the crew is also very similar to family life.

The horse was frightened, the leading actor was injured and caught a cold, and some of the young actors had a conflict.

The logistical support of the production staff was not done well, there was not much meat in the lunch boxes, and the actors were scolded by the director for not paying attention to their positioning.

I have to work overtime today to make up for the time lost due to NG and gear mismatch.

All of these need to be coordinated by the director team and the stage management.

They decide the small matters, and Cheng Xi decides the big matters.

The actors and staff spend their days thinking about when they can go back to rest after starting work every day.

If you can be lazy, just sit on the recliner and smoke a cigarette.

The sisters exchanged a few words.

"I hope it rains heavily tomorrow so we don't have to shoot any indoor scenes."

"It really hurts today. I don't know why I'm exposing so much."

"Shh, don't let anyone hear!"

Once you get used to it, except for those who are drama fans, acting and filming are just daily jobs.

Filming for several months can easily lead to fatigue.

A week later, it was the Lantern Festival.

The crew was filming a night scene in the Qin Palace.

The candles in the harem were lit, and several eunuchs and palace maids were serving nearby.

The concubines competed for the emperor's favor.

"Okay, this one's passed. Today is Lantern Festival, so let's all finish work early."

At this time, Bai Xue was suddenly pushed over by several people.

Cheng Xi found it interesting and asked:
"Bai Xue, what's wrong? Did everyone send you here as a representative?"

"Director Cheng, we don't have much to do back home. How about we play a few games of Werewolf together during the Lantern Festival?"

Seeing Cheng Xi's hesitation, Bai Xue continued to plead:

"It's been a while since we last played. Just treat it as a chance to relax with us. I promise I won't check and kill you!"

Ever since Cheng Xi got Bai Xue into Werewolf, she is now basically the leader of the organization.

When he has nothing to do, he just calls everyone to play in the group. This is probably because the crew has been filming for so long.

Plus it was the Spring Festival, so I didn’t have much fun, and my craving for sex came back.

Looking at Yang Caiyu, Huang Mengying and others behind her, Cheng Xi nodded and agreed.

Seeing Cheng Xi nod, several girls even clapped their hands happily.

And Bai Xue immediately took out a deck of Werewolf cards as if by magic from somewhere.

Cheng Xi knew at this time that this must have been planned for a long time.

Just waiting for you to take the bait.

So everyone put on the costumes of palace maids and talented women, put on a coat and started playing.

Fortunately, the guy in charge of the costumes also knows how to kill Werewolf, so he just became God for everyone.

They are also willing to stay and strengthen their personal relationship with the director and leave a good impression.

Cheng Xi envied those brothers who were standing and watching the game from a high vantage point. The effect was so good.

When Zhang Mingzhong, Fan Binbin and Li Xiaoran saw that Cheng Xi did not leave, they also sat nearby and watched.

There's nothing to do when I get back anyway.

They have never seen how Cheng Xi plays with people of his age.

A little curious.

There was a bright moon in the sky outside, and people in the room were sitting together.

Under the light, some people changed out of their costumes, while others were still wearing them.

He kept saying things like "investigate and kill", "Jinshui", "report to the police", "tough jump" and so on.

Although Li Xiaoran didn't know how to play, he watched with great interest.

She had never seen Guo Xi yelling and acting like a child.

I felt like my heart was melted into pieces by Cheng Xi again.

Fan Binbin also found it magical, and after watching it several times, he was infected by everyone's laughter and scolding, and also said he would join in.

"Sister Da Ran, come and play a card game with me. I'll teach you and you can speak."

Cheng Xi saw that Li Xiaoran seemed quite interested, so he made a suggestion.

Now there are two and a half newbies.

And before these two people could even get used to it, they started to fight each other.

But you can't help but be good at acting, so I get the hang of it naturally.

When a talented actor plays Werewolf, there is really a buff.

So the game is becoming more and more interesting.

We are all actors, and when it comes to acting, no one can beat anyone else.

Director Cheng Xi will also give everyone some comments and analysis after the game is over.

Cheng Xi didn't expect that everyone's acting skills would become more sophisticated under mutual stimulation.

The Lantern Festival night also ended happily with a group of actors competing with each other in acting.

This scene was also recorded by the publicity staff who were shooting the behind-the-scenes footage.

Werewolf now has two new and old players.

Fan Binbin and Li Xiaoran once again felt the beauty of youth.

Just don’t worry about the ranking, don’t fight, and don’t be so tired.

Just focus on the little happiness in front of you.

At the same time, I felt that Cheng Xi was really a wonderful person.

There is always fun around him.

Since that night, wolf killing has become a regular feature of the crew.

If we finish work early, we can get together and play a few games.

In this way, everyone's relationship becomes more and more harmonious, at least everyone knows who each other is.

Li Xiaoran and Fan Binbin no longer looked at each other, their eyes and noses were not right anyway.

Sometimes they even nodded to each other.

In addition to being busy with crew matters, Cheng Xi came back from work and took a shower.

I also have to open my laptop to watch films for the "Young Director Support Program".

That’s what happened tonight, Cheng Xi was holding Nazha in his arms.

Let's watch the film sent to Cheng Xi for review.

The plan is divided into three phases.

The first stage of preliminary review adopts a procedure similar to the blind review of papers.

A film submitted by a participating director will be randomly and anonymously distributed to two of the ten judges.

If both candidates pass, they will proceed directly to the second round.

If only one judge passes it, it will be sent to a third judge for a second evaluation.

If you pass, you will enter the second round; if you fail, you will be eliminated.

If the first two mentors fail, the candidate will be eliminated directly.

Of course, the films sent for review will first go through the studio's preliminary selection.

Those films that are obviously not good, especially amateurish and crude, will not even be eligible to enter the first round.

After passing the preliminary review, a second review will be conducted and a total of 50 short films will be selected.

It is broadcast simultaneously on Youku and Sohu's "Zuibai Channel".

The top five with the highest total click-through rate, plus one recommended by each reviewer.

A total of 15 short films entered the final review.

The purpose of these three rounds of screening is to select the best films to the maximum extent possible while also trying to prevent behind-the-scenes manipulation.

After all, it is impossible for Cheng Xi to watch 5,000 short films by himself.

The final review will be entirely decided by Zuibai Studio and Cheng Xi.

Because it involves signing a contract and making an investment, the right of interpretation ultimately belongs to the studio.

This was also planned in advance.

At present, Cheng Xi is tentatively selected as one of the five final support places.

But Cheng Xi actually gave a certain amount of exposure to the young directors selected in this way.

The top 50 are ranked once, and the top 15 are ranked once for a huge amount of traffic.

You should know that the "Young Director Support Program" is now very popular on major platforms.

The entire review process lasted three months, and it has been almost two months now.

So far, the studio has counted 5,000 short films submitted.

More than 2,000 films entered the first round of preliminary review.

There is only one week left until the end of the first round.

Because Cheng Xi is busy filming, not many films are sent to him every day.

Basically, they have to be confirmed by the third judge before they are sent here.

Since it has been approved by a judge before, the quality is generally guaranteed.

"Uncle, I think this one is good. The story is so bizarre."

"Why, do you still like watching horror movies?"

In fact, what Cheng Xi said was not entirely accurate. Strictly speaking, this is a suspense film.

It's called "The Man in the Coffin".

"If my uncle hadn't been there, I wouldn't have even opened this kind of movie. But once I got into it, I felt terrified but also wanted to watch it."

Cheng Xi looked at Nazha hiding in his arms and smiled.

I thought that judging from Nazha’s evaluation as an ordinary audience member, this film can be considered a success to a certain extent.

I also think it is good, and it is a movie that reminds me of myself.

But it was even more bizarre and dark, so I decisively gave it a pass.

Since he was the third judge, it was equivalent to letting him enter the second round directly.

"Naza, let me ask you a question. Do you like Sister Binbin or Sister Xiaoran more?"

"I like Sister Xiaoran. I used to like Sister Binbin, but now I know she is a vixen."

"Oh, have you seen Sister Binbin's 'Apple'?"

"have not seen."

"Uncle has finished reviewing the film, how about we watch it together?"

So when you look deep inside, Nazha looks like she is being held by Cheng Xi to pee.

Cheng Xi felt more comfortable watching movies in this position.

As for Nazha, she also had a great time scolding:
"Uncle's pervert."

Cheng Xi's efforts to train directors did not stop because of the existence of the "Young Directors Program".

He planned to have Mahua's Peng Damo and Yan Fei follow the "Empress of China" crew for a month each.

Help yourself and Zhang Mingzhong.

After all, "Charlotte's Troubles" is one of his next film plans.

Moreover, it is foreseeable that more Mahua movies will be released in the future, so let them practice in advance.

When the actors of Mahua series heard the news, they also became excited.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Cheng Xi was following the previously determined film transformation plan.

Peng Damo and Yan Fei, one is really going to become a big devil, and the other is really going to take off.

The success of the Spring Festival Gala has made the name Hao Jian popular to this day.

Shen Teng also began to attract more attention.

According to the report from Mahua CEO Liu Hongtao, the recent attendance rate of Mahua Theater clearly shows the change in popularity.

Especially the shows with Shen Teng were packed.

When I came back after the New Year, it was on the night of the Lantern Festival.

Zuibaimahua held the premiere of "Charlotte's Troubles" as the first new drama of the year.

Achieved unprecedented success.

The golden sentences and jokes in it began to ferment on the Internet.

The public has become more familiar with Shen Teng and Zuibai Mahua.

More netizens saw that this new drama was actually also the work of Teacher Zuibai.

I can't help but sigh at Mr. Zuibai's strong cross-border capabilities.

Cheng Xi originally wanted to participate in the debut to add some heat, but saw how popular Shen Teng was.

Plus, it would take several days to go back and forth, so I gave up.

But the effect is still not bad, which shows that good works can really stand the test of the public.

(End of this chapter)